Comedy ·Music ·Romance · United States of America · 1938 · 1h 34m

The Big Broadcast of 1938

The Big Broadcast of 1938 poster
Director
Mitchell Leisen
Cast
W.C. Fields as T. Frothingill Bellows / S.B. Bellows Martha Raye as Martha Bellows Dorothy Lamour as Dorothy Wyndham Bob Hope as Buzz Fielding Shirley Ross as Cleo Fielding Lynne Overman as Scoop McPhail
Crew
Harry Fischbeck — Director of Photography Ken Englund — Screenplay Francis Martin — Screenplay Walter DeLeon — Screenplay Frederick Hazlitt Brennan — Story Harlan Thompson — Producer
Tagline

The finest array of entertainment ever offered!

Synopsis

The Bellows family causes comic confusion on an ocean liner, with time out for radio-style musical acts.

Mood & Themes
musical
Key Collaborators
Mitchell Leisen Director Harry Fischbeck Director of Photography Ken Englund Screenplay Francis Martin Screenplay Walter DeLeon Screenplay Frederick Hazlitt Brennan Story Harlan Thompson Producer Edith Head Costume Design
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